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I do my best to keep up with pre-orders for all the import toys I want in my life, but sometimes figures slip through the cracks. Such was the case with Banpresto History of Law series of figures, which I thought the chances of owning for an affordable price at this point were zero.

No, believe it or not, I have not suddenly stopped liking One Piece. Nor have I abandoned collecting One Piece figures. However, like a lot of One Piece toy collectors out there, I’m feeling abandoned myself right now, as the number of new characters and figurines coming out has dwindled to almost a halt. But hopefully things are going to be picking up in 2016 with this summer’s release of One Piece Film Gold, and as usual, the first company to capitalize on the movie is Banpresto! Coming later this year: Banpresto One Piece Film Gold WCF figures of the whole Mugiwaras crew and more!

Could it be…?! Yes, the One Piece collecting gods have smiled down upon us, as new One Piece figures have actually been released this week! I know the One Piece World Collectable Figure Series by Banpresto isn’t for everyone, but this One Piece WCF Hana series gives us some characters that have never been done before, including a Female Ivankov figure and Portgas. D Rouge…

While there haven’t been a whole lot of incredible One Piece figures released this spring, a major release has just arrived from an unlikely place: Banpresto! While the Banpresto One Piece WCF (World Collectable Figure) line has fizzled a bit in popularity and release frequency in the past year or two, Banpresto has put together (pun intended–you’ll get it in a second) one of the most amazing WCF One Piece figures ever: the enormous One Piece WCF GIGA Franky Shogun figure! In fact, this General Franky figure is so big, you’ve gotta buy him in three separate boxes…

Though 2013 is drawing to a close, there’s still plenty of new One Piece merchandise being released before the new year rolls in! One such figure is literally one of Banpresto’s “biggest” One Piece World Collectable Figures of 2013. It’s the third-ever One Piece WCF MEGA figure, and the first MEGA WCF figure ever that isn’t a version of Franky.

Just released in Japan: the Vol. 3 One Piece WCF MEGA Whitebeard figure!

There aren’t many characters in the anime world that are popular enough to support their own entire lineup of Banpresto World Collectable Figures. In fact, it’s only happened once before–in One Piece Film Z WCF Vol. 2, which was composed solely of versions of Tony Tony Chopper. But there’s another character challenging for the top spot in the One Piece popularity contest, and he’s getting his own WCF set in 2014! Coming next month–the One Piece WCF History of Ace set!

Traditionally, Banpresto One Piece World Collectable Figure sets have been limited to eight figures per series, but in 2014 Banpresto is changing things up and trying something new. Thus, we have a variety of six-figure One Piece WCF sets to look forward to next year! The most unexpected of the new themed sets is the One Piece WCF Pirates of the General Franky Shogun set, which will give us some of the most unique figure versions of six members of the Straw Hat Pirates ever…

One Piece World Collectable Figures collectors have had a crazy year. While only three new series of the main line of Banpresto One Piece WCF figures have been released, 2013 has also seen four One Piece Film Z WCF volumes and three One Piece ZOO WCF series released–plus the WCF Supremacy and WCF Halloween sets–for a grand total of a dozen One Piece WCF sets this year! Yikes! The latest set to see release in Japan hit just last week and is One Piece WCF Vol. 32–the Whitebeard Pirates!

Tired of all the endless versions of One Piece main characters being released in figure form? Ready for some truly wacky and crazy figures? Well, get ready, because Banpresto has just the thing for you: One Piece World Collectable Figures ZOO Volume 3! Featuring a variety of adorable (and less than adorable) animals from the manga and anime never released before as toys, One Piece WCF ZOO Vol. 3 has now been released!

It’s been eight months between post-timeskip series, but at long last Banpresto has now released One Piece WCF Vol. 31, filled with eight One Piece World Collectable Figures based on the first half of the Fishman Island arc of the One Piece anime!

If you’ve been pining away for One Piece figures of the Neptune Royal Family and/or Captain Crab Hand Gyro (you know you want him), then this is the One Piece WCF series you’ve been waiting for!